Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.37 By the guru's grace
4.37
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अन्तर् लक्ष्यविलीनचित्तपवनो योगी यदा वर्तते दृष्ट्या निश्चलतारया बहिरधः पश्यन्नपश्यन्नपि ।
मुद्रेयं खलु शाम्भवी भवति सा लब्धा प्रसादाद् गुरोः शून्याशून्यविलक्षणं स्फुरति तत् तत्त्वं पदं शाम्भवम् antar lakṣyavilīnacittapavano yogī yadā vartate dṛṣṭyā niścalatārayā bahir adhaḥ paśyann apaśyann api |
mudreyaṃ khalu śāmbhavī bhavati sā labdhā prasādād guroḥ śūnyāśūnyavilakṣaṇaṃ sphurati tat tattvaṃ padaṃ śāmbhavam
The line
When the yogin stands with mind and wind dissolved in the inner mark, looking outside and below with an unmoving pupil, and also not looking, this mudrā (मुद्रा) is Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी). It is obtained by the guru's grace. That truth, marked apart from void and non-void, flashes: the Śāmbhava (शाम्भव) place.
नेपालीमा
योगी भित्री चिह्नमा मन र वायु लय भएर उभिँदा, नचल्ने नानीले बाहिर र तल हेर्दै, र नहेर्दै पनि, यो मुद्रा शाम्भवी हो। यो गुरुको कृपाले पाइन्छ। शून्य र अशून्यबाट अलग चिह्नित त्यो सत्य चम्किन्छ, शाम्भव स्थान।
Where it sits
A long verse. Prasādād guroḥ (प्रसादाद् गुरोः) is by the guru's grace. The place is śāmbhava (शाम्भव), belonging to Śambhu (शम्भु).
Split: antar (अन्तर्) lakṣya (लक्ष्य) + vilīna (विलीन) + citta (चित्त) + pavano (पवनो) yogī (योगी) yadā (यदा) vartate (वर्तते) dṛṣṭyā (दृष्ट्या) niścala (निश्चल) + tārayā (तारया) bahir (बहिर्) adhaḥ (अधः) paśyann (पश्यन्न्) apaśyann (अपश्यन्न्) api (अपि) / mudreyaṃ (मुद्रेयं) khalu (खलु) śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) bhavati (भवति) sā (सा) labdhā (लब्धा) prasādād (प्रसादाद्) guroḥ (गुरोः) śūnyāśūnya (शून्याशून्य) + vilakṣaṇaṃ (विलक्षणं) sphurati (स्फुरति) tat (तत्) tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं) padaṃ (पदं) śāmbhavam (शाम्भवम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antar (अन्तर्) | form in the line | inside. |
| lakṣya-vilīna-citta-pavano (लक्ष्य-विलीन-चित्त-पवनो) | form in the line | the mark; dissolved; the mind; the wind. |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular | the yogin. |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when. |
| vartate (वर्तते) | present | carries on. |
| dṛṣṭyā (दृष्ट्या) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| niścala-tārayā (निश्चल-तारया) | nominative singular | unmoving. |
| bahir (बहिर्) | form in the line | outside. |
| adhaḥ (अधः) | indeclinable | down. |
| paśyann (पश्यन्न्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| apaśyann (अपश्यन्न्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| mudreyaṃ (मुद्रेयं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| khalu (खलु) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) | nominative singular | śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी). |
| bhavati (भवति) | present | becomes. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| labdhā (लब्धा) | nominative singular | obtained. |
| prasādād (प्रसादाद्) | form in the line | grace. |
| guroḥ (गुरोः) | form in the line | of the guru. |
| śūnyāśūnya-vilakṣaṇaṃ (शून्याशून्य-विलक्षणं) | nominative or accusative singular | marked off from. |
| sphurati (स्फुरति) | present | flashes. |
| tat (तत्) | form in the line | that. |
| tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | the truth. |
| padaṃ (पदं) | nominative or accusative singular | to go, to fall. |
| śāmbhavam (शाम्भवम्) | nominative or accusative singular | belonging to Śambhu (शम्भु). |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 38, 38 syllables. A hyphen in the split is a compound joint, a teaching mark, and the voice joins it.
Say it back
Cover the English and say the verse in one sentence. When the yogin stands with mind and wind dissolved in the inner mark, looking outside and below with an unmoving pupil, and also not looking, this mudrā (मुद्रा) is Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी). It is obtained by the guru's grace. That truth, marked apart from void and non-void, flashes: the Śāmbhava (शाम्भव) place.